loth

An old-fashioned or literary variant of 'loath', meaning unwilling or reluctant to do something.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif littéraire ou vieilli signifiant réticent ou peu disposé à faire quelque chose, éprouvant de l'aversion ou de la répugnance.

1. Unwilling or reluctant C1 formal british

   Not willing to do something, especially because it goes against one's usual habits or preferences.

   • He was loth to leave the comfort of his home.
   • She is loth to admit that she was wrong.
   • They were loth to accept the new terms of the contract.

   🇫🇷Réticent, peu disposé

   Synonymes: aversedisinclinedreluctantunwilling

   Antonymes: amenabledisposedeagerinclinedkeenpreparedreadywilling

2. Strongly opposed C1 formal british

   Feeling strong opposition or aversion to something.

   • The committee was loth to approve the controversial proposal.
   • He is loth to change his long-standing routine.
   • She was loth to speak in front of such a large audience.

   🇫🇷Très opposé

   Synonymes: aversedisinclinedopposedreluctantresistantunwilling

   Antonymes: eagerinclinedkeenreadywilling

• more loth comparative form
• most loth superlative form